drive duplication

Tascam DVWD17AKITHTAS CD DVD Duplicator DVD Duplication CD Duplication TEAC Optical Drives
$1,599.99
The DVWD17AKITHTAS is a CD and DVD duplicator. The DVWD17AKITHTAS gives you 1x7 DVD duplicator with 160GB hard drive, 16x DVD duplication, 48x CD duplication, TEAC optical drives.

Samsung USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive for Mac and PC SE-S084C/RSBN (Gloss Black)
$66.99
This came in the time frame as advertised, packaged well, in perfect condition. This unit is small, light and a snap to use. It goes great as an adjunct to my Mac Book Air and fits into my carryon bag. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a light, portable unit.

Kingston DataTraveler I - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DTI/16GB
$53.99
I've been using Kingston Data Traveler flash drives for quite a few years, all the way back to their 256mb models of the early 2000s (remember when 256mb was HUGE!?!). I've never had an issue with them for basic file transfers and simple back ups. It's important to understand what they are intended for and what they are not. These are not 'premium' high speed transfer flash drives. Their read/write speeds are average--not 'slow' as some have said in their review, just not top-of-the-line. If you want extreme speed, spend the extra money and get a high performance zip drive. They are also not for secure, protected back ups. If you want a drive with native (or built in) security features, spend a bit more to get one that does. (There are also MANY free apps available to encrypt data to any flash drive, including Data Travelers. Just do a web search to find them). It's unfair to complain that these drives are missing features that more expensive drives have; if you want additional features be prepared to pay for them and get a more expensive unit.

That said, Data Travelers are wonderful multi-purpose flash drives with extremely high reliability and ease of use. They're not the slickest or the fastest, but they are a great value for the price, especially if you only intend them for general back ups, moving files, etc. I use them as boot drives for Ubunto, disk partition software, Arconis True Image rescue programs, etc. It's nice to bee able to load a bundle of trouble shooting programs from one drive--I don't need extreme speed, just reliability. They are also great options to run with Windows Vista or Windows 7 as a ReadyBoost drive to speed up your system.

Build quality is good not great. The plastic shell of the drive is made well and is solid to the touch (some flash drives feel like they'll fall apart in your hands). The cap comes off too easily and can be hard not to lose. The back of the drive has a loop to attach a lanyard, but no lanyard is provided in the packaging. The drive is probably 25% larger than most of it's competitors, so if size is a concern for you, you might want to choose a different option.

For the price, this is a great flash drive. Not it doesn't have all the features you may want in a flash drive, but it does what it does very well and reliably. Kingston is one of the longest running maker of flash drives, and they do a great job. If you want an inexpensive and quality flash drive for a very reasonably price, you could do much worse than a Data Traveler.

Kingston DataTraveler I - 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DTI/4GB
$29.99
Shipped very quickly !! Just as described and packaged very well !!

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